Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-04-23
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
SENATORS In A Big stew.
HowIing To Impeach Their
President.
"A CYCLONES DEADLY WORK.
France In A Fever Of Ex-
element.
A Big FLOOD AT MONTREAL.
Two Arrests For The Rah-
way Murder.
EXCITED SENATORS.

The Upper House at Albany HowIing
For the Impeachment of Lieutenant
Governor Jones Who Reada Message
From Governor Hill While the Roll
Call Was Being Made.
ALBANY, April 22.-There was an exciting
scene in the Senate to-day. Governor Hill
had sent in message proposing to withdraw
the names of Messrs. Baker and Rogers as
nominees for railroad commissioners and re-
transmit the names of Messrs. Armstrong
and Buckbee which he recently withdrew
because they had been chung up" and not
acted upon. 1t was charged in debate by
Republican senators at the time of the with
drawal that the Governor was not sincere in
making the nominations and that if the
names had been allowed to remain they
would have been acted upon. It was known
that in to-day's message the Governor would
reproach the Senate for failing to act upon a
large number of nominations made by him
during the session. The Republicans de-
terlnined not to have the message read and
just before the Governors secretary made
his appearance Senator Raines (Rep) moved
to adjourn. The roll call had begun on the
motion when the Governors message ar
rived. The Democrats accused Mr.. Raines
of intending to freeze out the message and
demanded that the document be received.
Mr.. Raines insisted that nothing was in
order except to finish the roll call.
The presiding officer, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Jones, ordered the Senate
clerk to receive the message and read
it. The clerk refused to do so. The widest
confusion ensued, Senators on both sides
fairly bowling in their excitement. Lieu
tenant Governor Jones sent his private clerk
to the Governors secretary for the message
and again ordered the clerk to read it. The
Lieutenant Governor Jones, amid the angry
cries of the Republicans and the applause of
the Democrats calmly read the message
through though not a word could be heard
above the din. Cries of ''We will have you
impeachedl" were heard from the Republi-
can side as the Lieutenant Governor finished
the reading. Several Republican Senators
then made violent speeches threatening i'm
parchment and denouncing the Lieutenant
Governors action as most arbitrary. One
Democratic senator vigorously defended the
presiding officer and thanked him for
refusing to allow bulldo ;I par
be sntenant Governor ' ATTEMPTED to
make an explanation of his course, but was
howled at 80 vigorously that he could not
proceed. The Republicans then began to
leave the chamber. The Lieutenant Gov
ernor twice again appealed to the courtesy
of the Senators to hear him, but the..members
of the majority fled out without needing his
words. Finally the Lieutenant Governor
stated that being denied the opportunity to
explain he would stand by his action, which
he considered proper. He then declared the
Senate adjourned. There7is much talk this
evening among the Republican politicians
in favor of having the Assembly
bring impeachment proceedings against the
Lieutenant Governor, but as the Republicans
have not tws-thirds majority it is not con-
sidered probable that such action will be
taken. It is likely that the majority will
pass resolution of censure and that the
matter will then be dropped. The Lieuten-
ant Governor and his supporters claim that
the action taken to-day was clearly correct as
there is q rule of the Senate that message
from the Governor shall be received at once,
no matter what business is pending when it
it offered.